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Alito temporarily restores FDA rule allowing abortion pill mifepristone to be sent by mail

www.cbsnews.com·Melissa Quinn·29 days ago
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Updated on: May 4, 2026 / 8:00 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Justice Samuel Alito on Monday temporarily halted an appellate court order that blocked a Food and Drug Administration rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed online and dispensed through the mail. Alito granted temporary relief to the maker of mifepristone, Danco Laboratories, and the manufacturer of a generic version of the drug, GenBioPro. His administrative stay will remain in place until 5 p.m. on May 11. The move gives the Supreme Court more time to consider the drug companies' requests to set aside the appellate court's order while litigation proceeds. Danco and GenBioPro also asked the high court to take up the case and decide the legal merits. Alito set a Thursday deadline for Louisiana officials to respond to the drugmakers' emergency appeals. The appeals put the issue of mifepristone's availability before the Supreme Court for a second time.…

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